Govt to procure 8.4 mln tons wheat this year: Khusro Bakhtiar.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for National Food Security Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar has said the government had set a target to procure 8.4 million tons wheat with the help of provinces this year. Talking to a private tv channel, he said the government had made the programme for food security of Rs 300 billion. The minister said the government had cultivated 50 per cent best wheat seed this season in Punjab, for better production. He said the country was facing economic challenges due to lack of consensus between the...